Hook and eye.



No. 853,377. PATBNTBD MAY 14. 1907.

A B` REID HOOK AND BYE.

APPLIUATION FILED SEPT. 6. 1900.

ARTHUR B. REID, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

HOOK AND EYE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 14, 1907.

Application filed September 6, 1900. Serial No. 29,119.

To all whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR B. REID, a citizen of the United States,residing at Ohicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in I'Iooks and Eyes, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description,reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming a part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to an improved hook and eye; my object being toprovide a novel construction whereby the bill of the hook may beshielded and guarded to prevent the hair and the clothes of the wearerfrom catching or becoming entangled therein.

It is the object of my invention to provide a hook of that class inwhich the resilient tongue which protects the bill of the hook may beformed of a single length of wire, the forward end of the tongue beingsuitably guided as will be hereinafter more particularly described,whereby the lateral displacement of the tongue will be effectuallyprevented. l

In accordance with my invention, I provide the resilient tongue with anintermediate portion adapted to shield and protect the end of the billand having the forwan end suitably guided to limit the lateral movementthereof, and thereby prevent the lateral displacement of the tongue. Ipreferably arrange the end of the tongue so that the same may be guidedbetween the portions of the wirel forming the bill of the hook.

I have illustrated my invention in the accompanying drawing in whichFigure 1 is a plan view showing the irnproved hook of my invention andan eye in engagement therewith. Fig. 2 is a view showing the hook andeye in elevation. Fig. 3 is a view showing the eye removed from the hookand showing in dotted lilies the position of the resilient tongue whendepressed. Fig. 4 is an end view of the hook.

Like letters refer to like parts in the several figures.

The hook is preferably formed of a single piece of wire bent to form ashank having the rear loops ay a and having at its forward end thelaterally extending portions or loops a? e, and having an intermediateportion of the wire bent to form the bill b of the hook. The particularformation of the fastening devices for securing the hook to the. fabricor other material, however, is not essential. The

bill, as illustrated, comprises upright portions of wire b b andhorizontal portions b2 b2 and the point b3. .The resilient tongue c isbent upward at an intermediate portion to shield and protect the end ofthe bill and the tongue is adapted to engage the under face of the bill,the upward movement. of the tongue being limited thereby, and the end ofthe tongue is adapted to rest between the parts b b/ of the bill, whichact as guides and prevent the lateral displacement of the tongue. Ipreferably rovide at the end of the tongue an upward y extending portionc/ adapted to rest between the portions b b of the bill and a rearwardlyextending portion c2 adapted to rest between the portions b2 bl of thebill. By the abovel construction the lateral displacement of the tongueis effectually prevented by the engagement of the end portion of thetongue with the wires forming the bill of the hoo i.

When it is desired to place the eye in engagement with the hook thetongue being in its normal position as shown in F ig. 3, the pressure ofthe eye against the resilient tongue c serves to depress the tongue asshown in dotted lines in Fig. 3, thus permitting the eye to engage thebill of the hook, the resilient tongue serving to yieldingly oppose thedisengagement of the eye from the hook. When it is desired, however, todisengage the eye from the hook, pressure exerted upon the eye willdepress the tongue thereby permitting the removal of the eye fromengagement with the hook.

It will be noted that the tongue is normally .located above the shank ofthe hook 'and by this arrangement the tongue may be readily depressed inengaging the eye, a decided advantage where the hooks are used ongarments which tightly fit the wearer or where the hooks are used in anyposition in which the shank of the hook rests against a nonresilientsurface.

While I have shown the bill and the end of the resilient tongue ofparticular shape, it will be understood that I do not limit myself tothese particular shapes, the essential feature of my invention in thisrespect being the provision of means for guiding the end of the tongueand preventing the lateral displacement thereof.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is 1. In a hook, the combination with a IOO shank,having a bill and provided with suitable parts for securing the same tothe fabric or other material, 4of a depressible tongue adapted to engagethe bill at an intermediate point and having a part norm ally resting infront of the tip of the bill to guide extraneous objects over and awayfrom said bill, one end of said tongue being suitably guided to preventlatera displacement thereof and normally located above said shank.

2. In a hook, the combination with a shank having a bill and providedwith suitable parts for securing the same. to the fabric or othermaterial, of a depressible tongue having a part norm ally restingimmediately in front of the tip of the bill to guide extraneous objectsover and away from said bill, said tongue having the end extendedforward and guided by the portions of the hook constituting the bill toprevent the lateral displacei'nent thereof and normally located abovethe shank of the hook.

3. In a hook, the combination with a shank, having suitable parts forsecuring the same to the fabric and a bill comprisingr two upwardlyextending parallel portions and a rearwardly extendingr portion, of adepressible tongue having a part normally resting immediately in frontof thel tip of the bill to guide extraneous objects over and away fromthe bill and having the end extended forward to lie between the uprightparallel portions constituting the bill to thereby prevent lateraldisplacement of the tongue, the end of said tongue being normallylocated above the shank of the hook.

4. In a hook, the combination with a shank having suitable parts forsecuring the same to the fabric or other material and a bill, of adepressible tongue having a part normally resting immediately in frontof the tip of the bill to guide extraneous objects over and away fromthe bill and having a portion thereof arranged to lie beneath the eyewhen the same is in engagement with the bill, said tongue having at itsend engaging means for preventing lateral displacement thereof the endportion of said ton ue being normally `located above the shanr of thehook.

5. In a hook, the combination with a shank provided with means forsecuring the same to the fabric and a bill, of a depressible tonguehaving a part normally extending in front of the point of the bill toguide extraneous objects away from and over said bill, said tongue beingnorm ally located above the shank of the hook and having a portionarranged to engage guiding means to prevent lateral displacement of thetongue.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presenceof two witnesses.

ARTHUR B. REID.

Iitnesses W. Crrnn JONES, Man R. RocHFonn.

